Let’s analyze an average morning for example. How much water do you overuse when showering? What clothing brands are you proudly wearing that may have been produced in sweatshops? Cars are the largest single source of carbon dioxide, which is by far the most prevalent global warming gas (Jeff Nesmith); United States weather is the most active in the world and it’s getting worse. What would you do if you were told that you’re partly responsible for destroying an entire forest of trees,

I was usually all gung-ho if there was something that needed to be tested for humans, but on animals instead. I’d rather see an animal die than a fellow human being. There are always those experiments that are successful from testing on animals, then on humans, and so I thought it was just another step in bettering people. I wasn’t ever 100% sure about what really goes on when they test animals, but now that I’ve found out, I am definitely against almost all animal testing! Some disturbing facts: “1) To determine severe burns on live tissue, a pet is burned alive with a flame-thrower until the charred flesh can be removed in large pieces from it while the animal is still alive. 2) An experiment to study head trauma requires a pet’s head to be strapped down and receive high impact blows to the head resulting in severe brain damage. 3) To demonstrate there is no difference in eye protein levels of the site deprived, pet’s eyelids are sewn shut then later compared to normal protein levels. 4) To study recovery from injury, a pet is strapped down, and the pet’s knees are cut to leave large flaps,” (Liberation Magazine). I think this kind of animal testing should be prohibited! It is a fact that there are over 450 different ways to substitute going about to test a product. Out of the Nobel Prize winners, 2/3 of them hadn’t ever tested on any animal. This kind of harsh treatment to animals shouldn’t be allowed and I don’t think they should ever be conducted, especially when there are more humane substitutes.

As for me, I’ve done a lot of research on everything I put down and really got to see what terrible truths are out there. I wish we weren’t so destructive in how we go about everything but I find it inevitable. I know for a while that I will be double thinking everything I do, wondering “How did that get here? Where’s that from, who made that, and are their environment settings fair? What’s that made of? Who was that tested on?” This was definitely a disturbing assignment but very informative and I’m glad I learned the truth about such strict issues. The world is not a “candy coated” place. We’re destroying the only place we can call home, so it is essential to find a way to efficiently harmonize as one. If not for us, then we should do this for our future generations. I don’t think we’ll be able to keep the Earth exactly the way we see it right now, but it will definitely prolong its resources and its life. I definitely feel that the population on Earth is getting to be too overwhelming or we humans are just consuming far too much for Mother Nature to reproduce what we consume. That would be excellent if we could find a way to use up less fossil fuel that is depleting our world and destroying the ecosystem. It may seem drastic, but finding a new place to call home would definitely save our planet. What I mean by that is something like living on the moon or a different planet. If we stay here on Earth forever, we have to keep it resourceful enough to last for millions of years. Everyone can do their part and take this baby steps at a time by doing things like recycling and knowing the brand labels before you purchase their goods. It is the simple, every day kind of stuff that we can change first; next, living with nature in a way that conveys no harm. Nothing is impossible.

I don’t think I could ever wear fur, but I do own clothing with leather on it, which i

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